Guide to the Mill Workers oral history collection, 2005-2006


Historical Note

Scope and Content Note

Organization and Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Series Description

Collection Summary

Title Mill Workers oral history collection
Creator
Dates 2005-2006
Extent 45 interviews
Collection ID MWOH
Abstract The collection contains 45 inteviews with former textile mill workers in the Lewiston-Auburn area of Maine. The collection was compiled by Museum L-A between 2005 and 2006, and Andrea L'Hommedieu, an oral historian, conducted the interviews.
Repository Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College

Historical Note

Interviews were conducted by Andrea L'Hommedieu, a professional oral historian, for Museum L-A, Lewiston, Maine, between 2005 and 2006.

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Scope and Content Note

The collection documents the social, economic, cultural, and political aspects of the lives of 45 former textile mill workers in the Lewiston-Auburn area of Maine. The interviews were conducted between 2005 and 2006 in a project organized by Museum L-A, a museum dedicated to preserving the region's unique work and community history. The interviews were conducted by Andrea L'Hommedieu, a professional oral historian. The original recordings, transcripts, release forms, and summary sheets are located at Museum L-A; copies of the written transcripts and summary sheets, along with the release forms, comprise the collection at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.

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Organization and Arrangement

Alphabetical by interviewee.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The collection is the physical property of Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Bates College holds literary rights only for material created by College personnel working on official behalf of the College, or for material which was given to the College with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.

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Related Material

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Index Terms

These records are indexed under the following headings in the Bates College Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.



Corporate Names:

Museum L-A

Topical Subjects:

Textile industry--Maine--Androscoggin County--History

Geographic Subjects:

Auburn (Me.)--History
Lewiston (Me.)--History

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Administrative Information

Acquisition and Custody Information

Accession No.: 2008.164.

Preferred Citation

Mill Workers oral history collection, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.

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Series Description

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Page author: Jim Hart
Date: 12/09/2007


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